British Enlightenment Theatre

The first study of popular eighteenth-century English theatre to engage with voices of radical dissent that argued for religious toleration, attacked imperial invasion and forced conversion of indigenous peoples and challenged social hierarchy. This book tells the story of freemasons who served as theatrical 'shock troops of the Enlightenment'.

In aceasta lucrare inovatoare, Bridget Orr arata ca teatrul popular din secolul al XVIII-lea era mult mai mult decat moda, manierele si politica de partid. Folosind teatrul ca mijloc de circulatie si publicitate a ideilor radicale iluministe, multe piese au adus argumente pasionale pentru toleranta religioasa si culturala si au exprimat proteste impotriva invaziei imperiale si a conversiei fortate a popoarelor indigene de catre europenii coloniali.